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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft · 5 hr

Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 2,199 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail 37.21439, -122.22666
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
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Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 1,027–2,293 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail · 37.21439, -122.22666

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

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  1. Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading S.
  5. 2.6 miSharp right onto Dool Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dool Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading N.
  10. 2.6 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.7 miSharp left onto Lane Camp Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/leonard-redwood-grove-out-back-18-km-79c8

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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